A working engineer who struggled to stay motivated, Shrutav reached the highest score on the GMAT Focus Edition, with a perfect 90 in every section. Here are the 4 areas he fixed, and how you can check yours for free.
Free in Scholaranium: see your accuracy on hard questions, then fix it the way Shrutav took hard CR from 60% to 80%.
GMAT805
V90 · Q90 · DI90
Shrutav
805
the highest GMAT Focus score
25 days
from his mock to the real exam
90 · 90 · 90
in Verbal, Quant and DI
60% → 80%
on hard Critical Reasoning
Hear it from Shrutav
The full interview, in his words
What changed
The 4 areas Shrutav improved
Each one started the same way: find the exact weak spot in the data, then fix it with a plan. Check the same areas in your own prep, free.
1
Verbal · Critical Reasoning
From "all the options look right" to a consistent 80% on hard CR
Hard CR ≈ 60%→Consistent 80%
Pre-thinking: worked out what the argument was saying before reading the options, so wrong options stopped looking right.
Used the LOOP method on his weakest block, Inference: found it in his skill data, fixed it with a custom quiz of the questions he got wrong, then proved it with fresh questions.
Turned arguments into patterns he could spot quickly.
"Pre-thinking really helped me understand what the argument is talking about. Once I had those conclusions in mind, going through the options was a lot easier."Shrutav
2
Verbal · Reading Comprehension
Beat the "history passage killer"
History passages: his weak spot→100% medium · 75–80% hard
Read each passage for the author's argument, using the same pre-thinking habit that fixed his CR.
Practised the passage type he feared most until it became routine.
Verbal went from V75 to V90.
3
Quant
Found the process errors behind his mistakes, and got Q90
Careless, repeat mistakes→Q90
Used Scholaranium's detailed reports to see exactly which concepts were weak.
Read every question carefully and fixed the process errors, not just the concepts.
"Going through the quizzes on Scholaranium and the detailed reports really helped me pinpoint which concepts were lacking and how to avoid making those mistakes in the future."Shrutav
4
Data Insights
A time plan for MSR, and no more last-minute guessing
Guessing at the end→DI90
Built a time-management strategy for Multi-Source Reasoning (MSR) sets.
Played to his strength areas so he had time left for the hard ones.
Finished the section without guessing the last questions.
His method
The LOOP he ran on his weakest block
L
Locate
Use skill data and block-level analysis to find the one block costing the most points.
O
Overcome
Build a custom quiz from the questions you got wrong and keep an error log.
O
Own
Practise on fresh questions, segmented intelligently, until the block feels routine.
P
Prove
Confirm it with a cementing quiz or a sectional mock.
Start where he started
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Q
Quant
Concept lessons and practice quizzes, with the same reports Shrutav used to find his process errors.
V
Verbal
Learn pre-thinking for Critical Reasoning and a passage method for Reading Comprehension.
DI
Data Insights
Strategies for MSR, tables, graphs and two-part questions, including how to manage your time.
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His keys to an 805
What he would tell you before test day
Master every concept
Close the gaps the data shows you, not the ones you guess at.
Have your strategies ready
Know how you will handle timing and hard questions before you sit down.
Refresh mentally
Walk in rested. The last day is not for cramming.
Before the exam, I took a nice nap, had a nice chat with my parents. Everything apart from GMAT.
Shrutav, GMAT Focus 805 · V90 Q90 DI90
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